What are Jehovah's Witness's beliefs about the afterlife?

JW's believe that there are three classes of people; the “little flock” which after death will reside in Heaven, the “great crowd” that will reside on Earth and the rest that will be non-existent. Heaven. JW's believe that only 144,000, called the “little flock”, will populate Heaven. read more

Jehovah's Witnesses actually do not believe in an after life. They believe that once you die, you simply cease to exist and go back to the state you were in before you were born. That of course is not true according to the bible they claim to believe. read more

For example, Jehovah's Witnesses believe in one God, the authority of the Bible (i.e. The New World Translation), and they emphasize the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ in their teachings. (Learn more about The New World Translation.) Yet the beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses differ from mainstream Christianity as well. read more

In summary, the Jehovah's Witness movement is not a Christian denomination. Its core theological beliefs set it apart as a cult. Jehovah's Witnesses' views of God, Jesus, salvation, Scripture, and the afterlife are incompatible with biblical Christianity. read more